Detachable tiiay support



Nov. 9 1926.,

R. C. NELMS DETACHABLE TRAY SUPPORT Filed July 50, 192 6 RICHARD C.NELDTS, 01? DALLAS, TEXAS.

DETACHABLE TRAY SUPPORT.

Application filed July 30, 1926.

My invention relates to tray supports and more particularly to supportsfor carrying and supporting service trays on vehicle bodic and theobject is to provide a coin vcnient and useful support in which a traycan he quickly mounted and quickly detached d which is provided withsuitable hangers ior mounting the supporton the side oi a vehicle bodyand which is provided with means for preventing tl' e support and he.are from niutilating the appearance 0t iicle bodies. Other objects andadwill be fully or incd in the following description and invention willbe. more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawuugs which form a part of thisappli cation.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the support 7otted outline of a tray.

2 is side elevintion showing the n or the tray relative to the side of 3is a perspective view, showing the rt made adjustable.

'lar characters of reference are used ate the same parts throughout theseveral views.

Clho support is provided with a rectangular :liraine composed of bars 12, 3, and 4 which are riveted together to ma e a rigid structure. Across bar or red is attached and for bracing the support or :toi'ining akeeper "tor the side support i. 'irovided with tray 7 g 7 which areattached to the ameiuenibers 1 ant 3. A cross bar 8 is attached to "heframe lllellllJElS l and 3 to co-operate with the frame members 1 to 41'to form the support. Tray engrging fin- 9 are "formed on the bar 8 toco-operate with the fingers Z for holding); the lhe ends oi? the bars 1and 3 are bent downwardly appro nately at right angles to termsupporting legs 10 that the tray may be set on a counter or table. Theselegs 10 are provided with rubber tips 11 so that the tray will notmutilate the counter or table or the side of the vehicle body. The endsof the bar a are bent under the bar 4 and parallel thereto and providedwith Serial No. 125,909.

rubber pads 12 to rest on the top of the side of the vehicle body. Thebrace 6 is also provided with a rubber tip 13 to prevent mutilation otthe side oi the vehicle body. The support is mounted on the vehicle bodyby placing the pads 12 on top of the edge and then detaching the brace 61 10111 its keeper 14*. and bringing the same down on the outside oi thevehicle body with the pad 13 bearing against the side of the body. Thetray is placed on the sup port and held in place thereon by the tingers7 and 9 and the support is held on the vehicle body by the rubber tippedholders or legs 11 and by the rubber tipped brace 6.

Fig. 3 shows expansible bars 15 for carrying the lingers 'l and aneXpansible bar 16 for carrying the lingers 9. The lingers 9 and 7 may beexpanded contracted to hold trays of different sizes.

What I claim is-- l. A detachable tray support comprising a four sidedframe. two of said frame 1ne1nhere being parallel tray engapinginen'ibers and having the ends thereof cent at right angles downwardlyand forming supporting legs, lingers attached to said tray engagingmembers and curved upwardly to engage a tray and a cross brace attachedto said parallel tray engaging members and having its ends curvedupwardly and outwardly to "form tray engaging lingers, parallel bracingmembers attached to said tray engaging members and one oil said membershaving loops formed on the ends thereof and rubber pads thereon totori-n rests for the support on a vehicle, the legs adjacent to saidloops having rubber pads thereon for engaging the side of the vehicleand a brace operatively connected to said support and adapted to restagainst the side of the ve hicle to support the side of the tray remotefrom the vehicle.

2. A detachable tray support comprising a frame having two tray engagingsides bent at right angles downwardly at their ends to form supportinglegs and provided with laterally projecting members having lingerscurved upwardly and outwardly tor engaging a tray, a transverse barattached to said laterally projecting members and lingers formed thereonand curved outwardly and upwardly for engaging the edges of a tray, saidframe having longitudinal sides for bracing purposes and onelongitudinal side having padded loops formed on the ends and bentdownwardly to form rests for suporting the tray on the edge of thevehicle, and a cross bar attached to said frame and an angular bracepivotally connected to said cross bar and adapted to bear against theside of the vehicle and to co-operate with 10 said legs and cross bar tosupport the outer end of said frame.

In testimony whereof, I set my hand this 20th day of July, 1926.

RICHARD C. NELMS.

